We visitied
Castle Rising in Castle Rising, Norfolk. It was built around 1140,
and later was the home of Queen Isabella after she lost power
released by her son in 1331-1358. It's mostly in ruins now, though
some of the rooms still exist. It is currently owned by the Howard
family (no relation, as far as I know, to the Three Stooges).
Wednesday September 24, 2025.
001-DSC_0232: A sign about the castle (Castle Rising castle, that is).
002-DSC_0233: The first bridge to cross towards the castle.
003-DSC_0184: The gatehouse to Castle Rising castle.
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006-DSC_0187: Probably just the bottom of a rampart rather than a former moat.
007-DSC_0188: Neighbors on the outside of the moat.
008-DSC_0189: Stepahie by the gatehouse to Castle Rising castle.
009-Castle_Rising_Panorama1: A 2x2 panoramic picture of Castle Rising.
010-DSC_0194: The foundation of a chapel built during Queen Isabella's
residency.
011-DSC_0195: The foundation of the Norman chapel (looking north).
012-DSC_0196: The (moat?) bridge from Castle Rising.
013-DSC_0197:
014-DSC_0198: Castle Rising.
015-DSC_0200: Houses in the town of Castle Rising, just beyond the castle.
016-DSC_0202: Castle Rising castle..
017-DSC_0204: Castle Rising castle..
018-DSC_0203: A tree at the edge of, and inside, the rampart around
Castle Rising castle..
019-DSC_0206: Two military planes flew directly overhead,
enroute…somewhere. I don't know what kind of plane it was nor
where it was going to or coming from. And I had my wide angle lens on
at the time, so this was the best shot I could get. Alas.
020-DSC_0207: "Sure, go ahead and complain…once you're 900 years old
and made of stone."
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022-Castle_Rising_Panorama2:
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025-DSC_0213: A view out the window from inside Castle Rising.
026-DSC_0214: Information on: “The Great Hall — the heart of
the castle.”
027-DSC_0215: The remains of the Great Hall, without the floors or roof.
028-DSC_0216: Stephanie on an upper walkway around the Great Hall in
Castle Rising.
And a guy with a nice camera on the left who took our picture later.
029-DSC_0217: A view of the rampart from inside a broken part of Castle Rising.
030-DSC_0218: Frank and Stephanie on the third floor of Castle Rising.
031-DSC_0219: Stephanie taking a picture of me taking a picture of her
taking a picture of…and so on.
032-DSC_0220: Stephanie walking along the remains of the upper levels of
Castle Rising castle.
033-DSC_0221: This is what was I was imagining. Note the yellow sign in this picture.
034-DSC_0222: Part of the castle where the rooms are still intact.
035-DSC_0223: The text reads: Early Norman Church.
This was built in the late 11th century, before the castle was here.
It lost its ecclesiastical role when the castle banks were errected.
036-DSC_0224: In the remains of the Norman chapel.
037-DSC_0226: The eastern wall of Castle Rising with the sun behind the castle.
038-DSC_0225: The sun shines through the eastern castle where I stand.
I like this picture.
039-DSC_0227: Walking from the castle to lunch. A sign you wouldn't
see in the US.
040-DSC_0228: The
Black Horse Inn, a nice place where we had lunch.
041-DSC_0231: Frank in a little British phone booth library holding
Stephen Donaldson's The Wounded Land.
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